AS & A Level Psychology (9990) — May–June 2023, Paper 22

From the study by Yamamoto et al. (chimpanzee helping): Suggest why it was necessary for the chimpanzees to examine and manipulate the tools before the experiment.

Chloë is conducting a study to investigate classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Her aim is to test which type of conditioning produces the fastest learning. Write a…

The study by Schachter and Singer investigated two factors in emotion. The participants in this study were deceived. Outline one way that the participants were deceived in this…

The data from Experiment 1 in the study by Laney et al. (false memory) is given in Table 4.1. Table 4.1 — Mean rating for the critical item 'loved asparagus the first time you…

Explain the importance of inter-observer reliability in the study by Bandura et al. (aggression).

Describe the use of controls in laboratory experiments and field experiments, using any examples.

Deryn is planning an experimental study to compare how, and how often, men and women look at themselves in a shop window. She plans to collect quantitative data using observations…

Phyllis is planning a correlational study to investigate the relationship between vocabulary size and level of education. Suggest two ways that Phyllis could measure 'vocabulary…

James is planning a study and has chosen to use opportunity sampling to find participants. A friend says he should use random sampling instead. Another friend says that sample…

Perrin is going to interview participants about their dreams. He wants to collect information about the duration and content of dreams in children and adults. Describe how Perrin…